Moderators Functions - One-touch Spam Ban and Cleanup

*** Staff note: The author of this modification has passed away in a diving accident. We wish his family all strength in dealing with this tragic issue. ***

One-touch Spam Ban and Cleanup




The main purpose of this mod is to clean up after a spammer. With a minimum of fuss it will:

• Delete all threads started by the spammer
• Delete all posts made by the spammer
• Delete all PMs sent to other members by the spammer
• Delete all calendar events made by the spammer
• Ban or delete the spammer as you like
• Ignore permissions - posts can be deleted in areas that a moderator may not have access to.

The option to activate this tool appears in the drop-down menu in the postbit, as well as on the profile page. From here it is a "one-touch" operation, with the small exception that you must press a confirmation button before the cleanup is made.




See the screenshot for the various options, but some of the more interesting ones are:

• You can specify individual users (in addition to groups) who can use this tool. This means certain trusted, non-moderator users could have the ability to clean up spam and ban spammers.
• You can specify users or groups who are protected - they cannot be deleted by this tool.
• By default, users who have registered more than 30 days ago are also protected from this tool (spammers tend to be caught and removed fairly soon after registration)
• You can turn the various deletion targets (threads, posts, events, PMs) on or off
• Select between hard delete or soft delete

This mod is similar to some older mods, but improved in a number of ways:

• You also have the choice to alter the standard ban and delete reasons before you press confirm.
• Deletes more types of spam (PMs, events)
• Simple, quick, effective
• Single file import (.xml) no file edits, no template edits, no .php files to upload
• Should work on all versions of 3.6.x and future versions

Installation

Download and import the .xml file via AdminCP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product. Remember to click overwrite if upgrading

Configuration

Once installed, check in your AdminCP under "VBulletin settings" and look for the configuration group called "One-touch Spam Ban & Cleanup Options". The default options should be fine for most people.

How to use

If you have rights to use this tool (i.e. are an admin or moderator, or have configured it for the relevant user or group ID) you should see the option appear on the member profile page, or in a drop-down on the postbit (see attached screenshots for an example). The idea is that as soon as you see a spammer select the "One-touch Ban & Clean" option to remove all trace of the spammer.

Support




Support will be given to those who have:

• Read these instructions (and followed them) and
• Clicked install

Version history

1.0 - initial version (28.08.2007)
1.1 - security fix (21.09.2007)
1.2b - Beta Fix to work with vb3.7.0 (20.05.2008)

[Fergal C]

Deepest sympathies to the Mod author's friends and family. I've used this Mod for quite some time and it has saved me a huge amount of time when it comes to deleting junk from my forum.

Thanks to Outbackmark and Blaize for providing the code to make this excellent Mod work in 3.8.

[Fergal C]

Originally Posted by Fungsten

I haven't read through all the posts so sorry if this has already been asked. I logged into a test account I have, and the "One Touch Ban" showed up in other user profiles. Has anyone else seen this?

I also see it, when I log in with a test account. However, when I try to ban and clean from a test account, it tells me I don't have permission to do so - which is a good thing obviously.

[Fungsten]

Originally Posted by HostBidder.com

I also see it, when I log in with a test account. However, when I try to ban and clean from a test account, it tells me I don't have permission to do so - which is a good thing obviously.

Thanks. How can it not show at all?

[gbox master]

edit
fx my problem with reinstall

[john h]

working on 3.8.2

[johnrizz]

It would be a nice add on to see the users email address be banned along with its IP address also! Anyone know how to do this?

[mme42]

Originally Posted by stone0075

It would be a nice add on to see the users email address be banned along with its IP address also! Anyone know how to do this?

Banning the IP address is in the options for the product.

AdminCP > vBulletin Options > One-touch Spam Ban and Cleanup Options > "Should the IP address of the spammer also be added to the banned IP list?" = yes

As for banning the email address, just make sure that you a requiring a unique email address for each user in the standard vb user registration options. Then once they are banned, the email address that they were using can't be used again. It doesn't actually add it to the banned list, but it achieves the same thing.

AdminCP > vBulletin Options > User Registration Options > Require Unique Email Addresses = yes

[Farman]

Originally Posted by blaize

Sorry to hear about the mod writer's passing RIP. This is a great mod. I've installed it on a 3.8 board and it seems to be running fine. I just followed the configuration option here and manually edited the MEMBERINFO template to get it showing on the member's profile page.

I searched for

<if condition="$show['edit_profile']">
						<li class="thead"><a href="moderator.php?$session[sessionurl]do=useroptions&amp;u=$userinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[edit_user_profile]</a></li>
					</if>

And after it added

<li class="thead"><a href="misc.php?$session[sessionurl]do=spamcleanconfirm&amp;u=$userinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[spammer_ban_member]</a></li>

I don't know if that will work for everyone but it certainly worked for me.

Thanks bro, its solved my prob!

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by blaize

Sorry to hear about the mod writer's passing RIP. This is a great mod. I've installed it on a 3.8 board and it seems to be running fine. I just followed the configuration option here and manually edited the MEMBERINFO template to get it showing on the member's profile page.

I searched for

<if condition="$show['edit_profile']">
						<li class="thead"><a href="moderator.php?$session[sessionurl]do=useroptions&amp;u=$userinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[edit_user_profile]</a></li>
					</if>

And after it added

<li class="thead"><a href="misc.php?$session[sessionurl]do=spamcleanconfirm&amp;u=$userinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[spammer_ban_member]</a></li>

I don't know if that will work for everyone but it certainly worked for me.

I'd like to add this to the member's profile as well, but I'm using v3.67 ....

Any idea what to look for and where to add to do this?

Thanks for any help ...

Regards,
Badger

[atcspaul]

it already shows up in the profile page without any changes, its under the statistics of the member only if they have posted at least once.